Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: intoxicate – introduction
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intoxicate, v. [Fr. < L. in + toxicāre, smear with poison < Gk.] (webplay: wine).
Excite the spirits to a kind of delirium; elate to enthusiasm.
intoxicated, verbal adj. [see intoxicate, v.]
Overwhelmed; drunk; overcome; elated.
intoxication, n. [see intoxicate, v.]
Action or power of exhilarating or highly exciting the mind; elation or excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety.
intrench (-ed), v. [OFr en + trenche, act of cutting, a cut, a gash.] (webplay: face, men).
Furrow; make hollows in.
intrenchment (-s), n. [see intrench, v. and entrenchment, n.] (webplay: another, enemy's, face).
Ditch; hole dug into the earth; dirt hollowed out of the ground; [fig.] fortification; defense; barricade.
intricate, adj. [L. intrīcæ, trifles, toys, quirks, tricks, perplexities.]
Entangled; obscure; perplexing; involved; complicated in meaning.
intricately, adv. [see intricate, adj.]
Not simply; with complication; in a perplexing manner.
intrinsic, adj. [Fr. < L. intrinsecus, inwardly, inwards.]
- Inward; internal; essential; inherent; not apparent or accidental; [fig.] true; genuine; real.
- Independent; introverted; self-contained.
- Secret; private; secluded; set apart.
introduce (-d), v. [L. intrōdūcere, lead or bring in or forward, institute, originate.] (webplay: dress).
- Initiate; teach; instruct; bring to a knowledge of something.
- Present; usher in; bring into society; put forward in a preliminary or preparatory manner.
- Start; open; begin.
- Bring into personal acquaintance; make known to a person or circle.
introduction (-s), n. [Fr. < L. intrōductiōnem.]
- Debut; formal presentation; polite acknowledgment of social status; [fig.] conducting; ushering into place.
- Unveiling; revelation; apocalypse; aid to understanding; disclosure that leads to knowledge; [fig.] metaphor; symbolism.